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Distinguished Service Cross

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Mark Clark

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Mark Clark

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Mark Clark, a general who served during World Wars I and II and later became president of The Citadel.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Richard Edward Cavazos

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Richard Edward Cavazos

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Richard Edward Cavazos, one of the most decorated soldiers in U.S. Army history.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Air Service and Army Veteran Frank Luke Jr.

    #VeteranOfTheDay Air Service and Army Veteran Frank Luke Jr.

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Service and Army Veteran Frank Luke Jr., who served in World War I and posthumous Medal of Honor recipient.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Frederick Weyand

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Frederick Weyand

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Frederick Weyand, who served during the Vietnam War.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Vincent Okamoto

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Vincent Okamoto

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Vincent Okamoto, who was the highest-decorated surviving Japanese-American Veteran of the Vietnam War.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces and Air Force Veteran Dominic “Don” S. Gentile

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces and Air Force Veteran Dominic “Don” S. Gentile

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces and Air Force Veteran Dominic “Don” S. Gentile, one of the most decorated American fighter pilots during World War II.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Helen Grace McClelland

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Helen Grace McClelland

    During Women’s History Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Helen Grace McClelland, who served as a nurse during World War I.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran Don Beerbower

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran Don Beerbower

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Don Beerbower, a fighter pilot who shot down 15.5 planes during World War II.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Howard Knotts

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Howard Knotts

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Howard Knotts, who became a prisoner of war after his plane was shot down during World War I.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Sidney C. Graves

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Sidney C. Graves

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Sidney C. Graves, who was a two-time Distinguished Service Cross recipient in World War I.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Keith Allen Campbell

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Keith Allen Campbell

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Keith Allen Campbell, who was killed in action as he was saving the life of a wounded soldier.

  • Daniel Daly: The Devil Dog

    Daniel Daly: The Devil Dog

    Marine Corps Veteran Daniel Daly fought during World War I, and at age 44, nearly earned a third Medal of Honor at the Battle of Belleau Wood.

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